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Front and back alloys

  • 16-06-2018 9:46pm
    #1
    sm3ar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 312 ✭✭


    Didn’t realize there was a difference? Or is there...presume if two alloys are same size it doesn’t matter if you put on front or back?


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  • #2
    punisher5112
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    sm3ar wrote: »
    Didn’t realize there was a difference? Or is there...presume if two alloys are same size it doesn’t matter if you put on front or back?

    Depends on the car.

    You are meant to rotate wheels/tyres every so often as per service schedule.

    Most cars with exception to Porsche, BMW some models and just very high end stuff would have different sizes on rear as in usually wider.


  • #3
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    punisher5112 wrote: »

    You are meant to rotate wheels/tyres every so often as per service schedule.

    .

    Tyre rotation is of no benefit except to someone hoping to sell 4 tyres in one go.


  • #4
    punisher5112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,644 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Tyre rotation is of no benefit except to someone hoping to sell 4 tyres in one go.

    To be honest sometimes you get a little more as fronts tend to wear bad on outside and possibly inside so in changing them can get a bit longer.


  • #5
    Tuco88
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    punisher5112 wrote: »
    To be honest sometimes you get a little more as fronts tend to wear bad on outside and possibly inside so in changing them can get a bit longer.

    Agreed. If you had a large diesel car or a van you will notice it alot.

    If you have an awd car i noticed the sets wear more evenly .


  • #6
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Some cars have staggered wheels, but most you see around Ireland do not, and the alloys are all the same.


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  • #7
    sm3ar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 312 ✭✭sm3ar


    biko wrote: »
    Some cars have staggered wheels, but most you see around Ireland do not, and the alloys are all the same.

    Can a tyre of any width be fit to an alloy , or do alloys have a certain width as well as diameter?


  • #8
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    sm3ar wrote: »
    Can a tyre of any width be fit to an alloy , or do alloys have a certain width as well as diameter?

    Generally you have a bit of leeway, but some wheels are much wider than others.


  • #9
    sm3ar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 312 ✭✭sm3ar


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Generally you have a bit of leeway, but some wheels are much wider than others.

    So ideally a tyre width and alloy width should be matching...how much leeway either side in mm is acceptable or does it depend on make of alloy and tyre etc and have to be taken on a case by case basis?


  • #10
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    There is a calculator here. Alloy or tyre manufacturer aren’t factors.


    http://www.tyresizecalculator.com/tyre-wheel-calculators/wheel-rim-size-calculator


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